naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to help each other; to cooperate
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
debate; panel discussion; forum
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
set of three; three sets; three classes
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
trauma (usu. psychological)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
clapping and cheering; applause
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
genius; prodigy; natural gift
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)